2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Bristol, CT vs Austin, TX

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- Household income in Austin, is 7% more than it is in Bristol and is 13% above the National Average.
- Bristol unemployment rate is 9.8%.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Bristol, CTAustin, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,362  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,965$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,543  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bristol, CTAustin, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bristol, CTAustin, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.0%13.1%
Reviews for Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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